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AEK Bows to Superior Ajax in Champions League Opener (video)

AEK were outclassed in their Champions League opener against Ajax on Wednesday as the SuperLeague champions were beaten soundly 3-0 at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam. After dominating possession but failing to score in the first half, Argentina defender...

Greece Pay the Price of Lack of Firepower in Hungary Defeat (video)

Greece lost to Hungary 2-1 on Tuesday night in the Groupama Arena in the UEFA Nations League Group 2. The Magyars took a 15th-minute lead through Roland Sallai after a superbly-worked passing move, but Greece’s Roma centre back Kostas Manolas...

AEK, PAOK Kick-Off Greek Season with Wins (video)

AEK and PAOK kicked off the new season in Greece with wins against Pas Giannina and Asteras Tripolis respectively. SuperLeague champions AEK produced a solid performance to comfortably beat PAS 2-0. Goals either side of half-time from Ezequiel Ponce and Marko...

AEK, PAOK Deliver a Great Night for Greek Football

Much maligned in recent years, Greek football got a shot in the arm on Wednesday with two of the country's clubs fighting their way through to the playoffs of the UEFA Champions League. From a situation before the summer when...

Football Draws Throw Up Mixed Results for Greek Sides' European Campaigns

Greek clubs faced mixed fortunes in the UEFA Champions League draw for the group stage play-off qualifiers on Monday. If AEK manages to pass Scottish champions Celtic then the Athens club will face the winner of the Malmo FF (Sweden)...

Iran Cuts Football Ties with Greece over Cancelled Friendly

The Football Federation of Iran (FFIRI) says it will suspend all links with its Greek counterpart, the EPO, amid a row over a cancelled friendly match. Iran, which has qualified for next month’s World Cup in Russia, was due to...

Greek Champions AEK Part Company with Spanish Coach Jimenez

Greek league champions AEK have parted company with their Spanish coach Manolo Jimenez despite his guiding the team to its first title in 24 years. According news reports, Jimenez had demanded a significant salary hike to sign a new contract, but...

Greek Police on Heightened Alert for Saturday's Cup Final

Greek police are on high alert for Saturday's Cup final between league champions AEK and PAOK that will take place in Athens Olympic Stadium as thousands of PAOK fans are preparing to descend upon the capital from Thessaloniki. On Thursday evening...

Cyprus Has 'Most Foreign League in the World' (video)

Cyprus is a football-mad country and as its First Division leaders Apoel took another step closer to this season's title with a 2-1 win over rivals Apollon on Sunday, a new documentary claims all is not well with the...

PAOK Lose Appeal, AEK Take Greek Title (video)

AEK are Greek champions after PAOK lost an appeal over a points deduction which came after their president stormed onto the pitch with a gun on his belt. Ivan Savvidis, who was banned on March 29 for three years and...